Kamerlengo Castle in Trogir: tickets, hours and what to see

17 September 2026 · 6 min read

Kamerlengo Castle in Trogir, the Venetian fortress with its round tower and battlements, seen from the square in front of the entrance

Kamerlengo is the 15th-century Venetian fortress at the west end of the Trogir Riva, a few minutes on foot from where our boats leave. Here is what a ticket costs, when the gate is open, what you see from the walls, and how to fit it around a day on the water.

Key takeaways

  • •Kamerlengo stands at the west end of the Trogir Riva, next to the football pitch, a few minutes on foot from the boat tour departure points.
  • •Tickets, as published by the Trogir Tourist Board: €7 for adults, €3 for students and children aged 5 to 16, free under 5 and for people with disabilities.
  • •Open daily from April to November, until 22:00 in June, July and August, and closed in winter.
  • •Allow 30 to 45 minutes: the point is the walk along the walls and the view over the Riva, the Čiovo channel and the old town roofs.
  • •The 09:00 Blue Lagoon and Three Island departures leave from the Riva below the castle, so the fortress fits either before an afternoon tour or after a morning one.

Short answer: Kamerlengo Castle is a small Venetian fortress you can see in under an hour, and it is right next to where the boat tours leave. A ticket is €7, the gate is open every day from spring to late autumn, and the reason to go in is the walk along the top of the walls: the whole Riva, the channel and the old town roofs are laid out beneath you. This guide gives you the practical details and the easiest way to combine it with a day on the water.

What Kamerlengo is

The Venetian Republic built the fortress in the 15th century, on the site of an older tower, to hold a garrison and watch the sea approach to the town. It takes its name from the camerlengo, the Venetian official who ran Trogir's finances, and it still looks the part: a thick curtain wall, a round tower on the seaward corner and a square tower with stone machicolations over the gate. Inside is mostly open courtyard, which is why the summer programme of concerts and open-air screenings ends up here.

It sits at the southwest tip of the old town island, at the far end of the Riva from the bridge, with the football pitch and Marmont's gazebo on one side and the round St Mark's Tower across the pitch. If you walk the length of the Riva past the moored boats, the castle is where the promenade ends.

Tickets and prices

The prices below are the ones the Trogir Tourist Board publishes for the fortress; tickets are sold at the gate. Check the board at the entrance for the current season before you count on them.

Opening hours

The fortress opens daily from April to November and closes for the winter. The hours follow the season, and the long summer evenings are the best time to be up on the walls:

Those are the hours as published for the 2025 season, every day of the week. In summer the castle stays open long after the boats are back, so an evening visit is the one that never clashes with a tour.

What you see from the walls

The courtyard itself is bare stone and takes five minutes. The walls are the visit. A stone stair leads up to the walkway, and from there you look east along the whole Riva: the palms, the cafe terraces, the excursion boats moored bow to stern, and behind them the cathedral bell tower rising out of the roofs. To the south is the Čiovo channel and the bridge, and on a clear day the hills behind Kaštela and the Split airport approach beyond the water. It is the one place in Trogir where you see the town, the harbour and the islands in a single turn of the head.

Go up in the last hour of daylight if you can. The stone turns gold, the boats are back in their berths, and the Riva below fills up for the evening walk. Bring a camera with a wide lens; the view is too broad for a phone in portrait.

How long to allow, and who it suits

Thirty to forty-five minutes covers it, more if you sit on the walls with a drink from the Riva afterwards. The walkway is reached by steps and the surfaces are uneven medieval stone, so it is not for pushchairs or anyone unsteady on stairs; there is no lift. Children who like climbing things love it, and there is enough wall to keep them busy without it being dangerous if they stay off the parapet.

Combining the castle with a boat tour

This is the easy part, because the boats leave from the Riva you have just looked down on. The Three Island Tour departs at 09:00 and is back around 16:30, which leaves the whole evening for the fortress in June, July and August, when it is open until 22:00. The Blue Lagoon half day runs at 09:00 and again at 14:30, so you can do the castle first thing and still make the afternoon boat, or take the morning boat and climb the walls when you are back at 14:00. Both departure points are a few minutes on foot along the Riva from the castle gate; the exact dock is on your voucher with a map link.

If you are only in Trogir for a day from Split or Kaštela, the sequence that works is: castle at opening time, the Riva and the cathedral, the 14:30 Blue Lagoon departure, and dinner on the Riva when the boat is back at 19:30. If you have two days, give the second to the Blue Cave, which leaves at 06:30 and is a long day; the castle is better the evening before, not the morning of.

Around the castle

Next to the fortress, at the northwest corner of the island, stands St Mark's Tower, a squat round Venetian tower from the same period, with the football pitch between the two. Marmont's gazebo, the small neoclassical pavilion by the water, sits at the end of the pitch and is the spot for the classic photo of the castle from the sea side. The rest of the old town, with the cathedral, the loggia and the streets behind the Riva, is five minutes east.

The view from the Kamerlengo walls along the Trogir Riva, with the excursion boats moored below and the cathedral bell tower behind the roofs
The view from the Kamerlengo walls along the Trogir Riva, with the excursion boats moored below and the cathedral bell tower behind the roofs
The square tower of Kamerlengo Castle with its stone machicolations and battlements against the sky
The square tower of Kamerlengo Castle with its stone machicolations and battlements against the sky

Frequently asked questions

How much is a ticket for Kamerlengo Castle?
€7 for adults and €3 for students and children aged 5 to 16, with groups of 10 or more at €3.50 per person. Children under 5 and people with disabilities go in free. These are the prices the Trogir Tourist Board publishes for the fortress; tickets are sold at the gate.
What are the opening hours of Kamerlengo Castle?
Daily from April to November: 10:00 to 18:00 in April, October and November, 09:00 to 20:00 in May and September, and 09:00 to 22:00 from June to August. The fortress is closed in winter.
Is Kamerlengo Castle worth visiting?
Yes, for the view rather than the interior. The courtyard is bare, but the walk along the top of the walls gives the best look over the Riva, the Čiovo channel and the old town roofs that you can get without a drone, and the ticket is €7.
How long does a visit to Kamerlengo take?
Thirty to forty-five minutes is enough for the courtyard and the full circuit of the walls. Longer if you go up for sunset and stay to watch the Riva fill up.
Can children and people with limited mobility visit Kamerlengo?
The courtyard is flat, but the walls are reached by stone steps and the walkway is uneven, with no lift, so the upper part is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. Children who are steady on stairs enjoy it, kept away from the parapet edge.
Where is Kamerlengo and how far is it from the boat tours?
At the west end of the Trogir Riva, on the old town island, next to the football pitch. The boat tour departure points are on the same Riva, a few minutes on foot from the castle gate; the exact dock is on your voucher.
Is Kamerlengo the same as St Mark's Tower?
No. Kamerlengo is the large fortress with the courtyard and the long walls; St Mark's Tower is the separate round tower at the northwest corner of the island, on the other side of the football pitch. Both are Venetian and from the 15th century.

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